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The San Antonio Spurs will play the Los Angeles Lakers in a Western Conference matchup on Thursday night. It's time continue our NBA odds series with a Spurs-Lakers prediction and pick.
The Spurs and Lakers will play on Thursday night as Los Angeles continues to play shorthanded due to players in the NBA's health and safety protocol and injuries. Anthony Davis remains out with a knee injury, as LeBron James and Russell Westbrook will look to try to carry the Lakers again in this one. San Antonio is 5-5 in their last ten games after a rocky start to the season. Los Angeles is just slim home favorites in this one as the Spurs are healthy as of Thursday morning. The Lakers will be looking to snap a three-game losing streak as they have fell back to .500 at 16-16.
Here is how FanDuel has set the Spurs-Lakers odds for this Thursday NBA matchup.
NBA Odds: Spurs-Lakers Odds
San Antonio Spurs +1.5 (-110)
Los Angeles Lakers -1.5 (-110)
Over 223.5 (-110)
Under 223.5 (-110)
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Why The Spurs Could Cover The Spread
The Spurs have won three of their last five games including an impressive win vs. the Los Angeles Clippers on Monday. Dejounte Murray and Keldon Johnson are delivering on their potential and leading the way as promising young players for San Antonio. This may be a sneaky spot for the Spurs to cover and win vs. an undermanned and struggling Lakers team. Los Angeles has the star power in James and Westrbook, but they do not have their actual team at the moment. San Antonio does have their team, and that could be a big enough edge to trump the stars.
The Spurs are 9-6 against the spread on the road this season but 8-4 when underdogs on the road. San Antonio is 17-13 vs. the spread overall this season. The Spurs have covered in six of their last ten games.
Why The Lakers Could Cover The Spread
The Lakers are struggling in the midst of their Covid outbreak as Anthony Davis is also out with a knee injury. Los Angeles is still set to be without Kent Bazemore, Avery Bradley, Malik Monk and Austin Reaves on Thursday due to the NBA's health and safety protocols. The Lakers are 5-5 in their last ten games and they continue to teeter up and down while they try to get healthy. Los Angeles will be on a back-to-back in this one after getting blown out by the Phoenix Suns on Wednesday, while the Spurs were off.
The Lakers have not covered in three of their last four games, and are just 6-15 vs. the spread as a favorite this season. Los Angeles is only 5-10 as a home favorite, and 12-20 overall vs. the spread. The Lakers have not been a covering team to this point in the season and that may continue as long as they are this shorthanded.
Final Spurs-Lakers Prediction and Pick
The Spurs have their full team and have been playing pretty solid of late. Take San Antonio to cover and win as slim road underdogs over a forced together Lakers team that has lost three in a row. The Spurs have been playing well on the road of late with wins over the Clippers and Utah Jazz in the last week, so ride them to stay hot.
Final Spurs-Lakers Prediction & Pick: Spurs +1.5 (-110)
